HERA review: Taking stock to reinforce health security in the EU

The Commission has published a report assessing the work of the Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) since its creation over three years ago. Overall, the report highlights HERA’s achievements in strengthening EU-level preparedness and response capacities, as well as taking on new tasks, such as addressing vulnerabilities in the supply chains of critical medicines. The report reviews …

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Commission assessment shows the need to reinforce resilience of critical medicines supply chains

The Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) has presented to the Critical Medicines Alliance (CMA) the main findings of  a technical report assessing the supply chain vulnerabilities for critical medicines. This report will serve as a basis for further action to reinforce security of supply of a first tranche of 11 critical medicines from the Union list …

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Commission secures access for Member States to 665,000 doses of zoonotic influenza vaccines to prevent avian flu

The Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) as part of its mandate on preparedness, has signed on behalf of participating Member States, a joint procurement framework contract for the supply of up to 665,000 pre-pandemic vaccine doses of the up-to-date Zoonotic Influenza Vaccine Seqirus, as well as an option for a further 40 million doses …

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